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You MUST Keep A Weight Lifting Log Book
If You Want To Make Optimal Progress

by Joshua Tapp

weight lifting log book


A weight lifting log is required when you start using any of our weight lifting programs.

We require this because it really is THAT important to your progress.

If you lift weights or workout, you should always keep track of what you've accomplished. Weightlifting workout logs are invaluable to every weight lifter.

Do not blindly go to the gym and make up your workout as you go. You should have a plan before you go to the gym with exercises, sets, and reps.

You should know how much you lifted the last time you did a particular exercise, and you should do everything in your power to lift heavier weight or perform more reps for that exercise.

A weight training log book is where you will record everything you've done in a workout. Keeping track of your results allows you to plan for the future.

Continuous improvement is the theme of the WLC Weightlifting Program, and a log book is required so you can always focus on improving past performances.

What Should You Record In Your Log Book?

I wanted to go through a typical entry in a weight training log book so you get a better idea of what you should record. If you aren't already planning your workouts and recording them, you need to start today.

  1. Date and Day of the Week
  2. Starting Time
  3. Ending Time
  4. Exercise
  5. Set
  6. Weight
  7. Reps
  8. Stretching Details
  9. Comments on each Set
  10. Difficulty of Set

To give you an even better idea, I've included a table below showing you a typical log book entry for a workout. I did not include every set of every exercise.


Friday, October 10th, 2008
Week 6Starting Time: 1705
SetExerciseWeightRepsComments
1Barbell Squats2756Good form. Increase 5 pounds!
2Barbell Squats2806Another good set. Increase 5 more pounds!
3Barbell Squats2856This was a tough set, but I fought through it!
Quad Stretch40 seconds. Increase stretching time.
4Bench Press2456Tough set. Keep weight the same.
5Bench Press2456Almost reached complete failure on this set.
...............
End of Week 6 WorkoutsEnding Time: 1750
Typical Weight Lifting Log Book Entry


From here, you can combine all of the data in your log book and ensure that you are making continuous progress each workout. When your strength levels start to slow down and even stop, you will need to know what to do and be ready for that to happen.

The WLC System explains all of this!

What to use as a Weight Lifting Log book...

You can use anything you want, but you need something that helps you stay organized.

I workout in my home gym, so I use my laptop to record all of my weight lifting workout logs. This makes it very easy for me, and you should do the same if you have a laptop and workout at home.

If you workout at a commercial gym, you probably won't be able to take your laptop with you. A smart phone will work or a daily planner with large note sections for each day will work. I've used all of these options.

Just ensure that you transfer your workouts over to your laptop and occassionally back up your data.

The most important thing to remember is to use your weight training log book as a guide to progression.

You should always strive to make progress in the gym. I want you to fight the weights. Go to war with the weights! Your goal is to lift more each and every time you step into your gym. You will build muscle and you will get that body of your dreams.

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Totally Blown Away by the WLC System...


Hi Josh,

Greetings from Australia, mate. I received your WLC Program recently and have only just got to emailing you (reason being I took quite a while exploring the entire package!!!).

I have to admit that over the past years I've purchased many programs via the internet and I can say with complete honesty that I have *never, ever*, had the pleasure of receiving one such as yours!!!

I was totally blown away by everything, from the log books, the big beefy manual, right on through to all those fantastic calculators! It comes through that you really put your all into the package. I've seen all those programs which claim to 'lay it all out for you ... paint by numbers ... take you step-by-step', etc.but only one is deserving of these claims ... and it's yours.

I especially found the goal setting information to be very, very comprehensive and so well laid out. I've read goal setting books, articles, websites, etc. but never really applied any of it to my endeavours in the gym.

Your system will have me going after my dream body with a vengeance, as I will be commencing the program this coming Monday.

In previous years I was a chronic "routine/program hopper"; I'd spot yet another new system I thought I would follow and away I'd go ... for about 3 weeks if I was lucky!

Despite all that, during some years I'd build a little muscle, lose a little fat and start looking reasonable, then slack off. I have a well equipped home gym which includes everything you recommend.

I have always been good with my meal choices but the bottom line is I was never consistent with anything!!!!

I have a very strong feeling all that is about to end - pronto! I'm really looking forward to starting the program Monday 30th August, and totally looking forward to some *real results at last*.

Oh, by the way I am 56 years old and my long-term goal is to have an awesome physique at 60 in comparison to the average one I had at 30. Thank you once again for putting out such a terrific and very complete program - I will not have any hesitation in recommending it to everyone I know.

Cheers,
Gary McDonald



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